Upload featured-post-type.zip to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory and extract

Activate through the 'Plugins' menu.

Place the Featured Post Type widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.

Set options to personal preferences:

* Widget Title
* Post Type
* Categories - separated by commas
* Show (first) Category Description (checkbox)
* Show Author and date/time details of post (checkbox)
* Show all categories attached to post (checkbox)
* Show all tags attached to post (checkbox)
* Show post in full or use default of post excerpt (checkbox)

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Go to 'Plugins' menu under your Dashboard

Click on the 'Add New' link

Search for featured-post-type

Install.

Activate through the 'Plugins' menu.

Place the Featured Post Type widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.

Set options to personal preferences:

* Widget Title
* Post Type
* Categories - separated by commas
* Show (first) Category Description (checkbox)
* Show Author and date/time details of post (checkbox)
* Show all categories attached to post (checkbox)
* Show all tags attached to post (checkbox)
* Show post in full or use default of post excerpt (checkbox)